Product Bulletins

• SNA-CMPC - No. 602
  Cisco MultiPath Channel (CMPC), a new feature on the Channel Interface Processor (CIP), is a streamlined channel protocol for Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking (APPN). This bulletin points out some of the key features of CMPC.

Business Cases

• City of Houston Builds 21st Century Network with Cisco's Help
  Dual Cisco 7507 routers hosting Channel Interface Processors manage network traffic for 18 departments within the city of Houston.

• Maritima Leverages Its Mainframe Investment and the Internet
  Maritima has reconstructed its network with Cisco equipment and software to leverage its mainframe investment while exploiting the business potential of the internet.

• MediaConnect Installs End-to-End Cisco Solution
  MediaConnect revamped its netwrok infrastructure with a full complement of Cisco products for improved performance and management at a lower cost.

• SERPRO Installs a Cisco Network for Speed and Integration
  SERPRO's new 3-tiered network infrastructure provides high-speed, multiprotocol data accesss with nearly 100 percent availability.

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Handles Expansion
  Describes how Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina implemented a Cisco solution and the benefits achieved.

• City of Inglewood Streamlines Parket Ticket Processing
  Describes how City of Inglewood implemented a Cisco solution and the benefits achieved.

• RJV/ONVA Creates Integrated, Faster Network with Cisco's CIP
  Describes how RJV/ONVA implemented a Cisco solution and the benefits achieved.

• SGIO Leverages Intranet Technology and Consolidates Data Center
  Describes how SGIO implemented a Cisco solution and the benefits achieved.

• Wake County Government Streamlines Data Processing
  Describes how Wake County Government implemented a Cisco solution and the benefits achieved.

• Wake County Public Schools Builds Reliable Network
  Describes how Wake County Public Schools implemented a Cisco solution and the benefits achieved.

• WellPoint Health Networks Streamlines Its Infrastructure
  Describes how WellPoint implemented a Cisco solution and the benefits achieved.

• Sara Lee Knit Products Boosts Response Time at Lower Cost
  Describes why Sara Lee Knit Products upgraded its network with CIP-attached routers when new appliances required support of a multiprotocol environment.

• Arizona Public Service Company (APSC)
• Presbyterian Healthcare System

Profiles

• Bancomer

Statements of Direction

• Data Center Design and Implementation
  This is the entire document in PDF format; requires Acrobat Reader to view. IBM Internetworking Design Guide Series, Volume III

Reference Guides

• SNA Internetworking Design and Implementation Guide
  Provides a single PDF of the entire SNA Internectworking Design and Implementation Guide for easy printing. View in Acrobat Reader.

• SNA Internetworking Design and Implementation Guide
  Describes the Cisco Mainframe Channel Connection family of products, discusses how to use them to provide high-performance channel attachment in SNA and TCP/IP environments, and provides migration scenarios and configuration examples

• CSNA Configuration Relationships
  Illustrates the Cisco router and mainframe configuration parameter relationships for CSNA.

• DLUR/DLUS Backup Configuration Relationships
  Illustrates the Cisco router and mainframe configuration parameter relationships for DLUR/DLUS backup.

• DLUR/DLUS Configuration Relationships
  Illustrates the Cisco router and mainframe configuration parameter relationships for DLUR/DLUS.

• DLUR/DLUS over CMPC Configuration Relationships
  Illustrates the Cisco router and mainframe configuration parameter relationships for DLUR/DLUS over CMPC.

• DSPU over VDLC Configuration Relationships
  Illustrates the Cisco router and mainframe configuration parameter relationships for DSPU OVER VDLC.

• ISM over VDLC Configuration Relationships
  Illustrates the Cisco router and mainframe configuration parameter relationships for ISM over VDLC.

White Papers

• IBM Communications Controller Replacement Design Guide
  Discusses network designs and alternatives for replacing the IBM 3745 and 3746 Communications Controllers, also known as front-end processors (FEPs).

• SNI Replacement
  Describes fives examples of SNI replacement and gives configurations for them.

• Migration Scenarios
  Describes basic configuration and shows several sample networks.